Lavastone Annual Report 2020

About Lavastone

  • Lavastone at a glance
  • Our mission, vision and values
  • Highlights
  • Our milestones
  • Group structure

    • Leadership

  • Chairman’s message
  • Directors’ profiles
  • Profiles of Key Senior Officers and Executives

    • Strategic Report

  • Managing Director’s interview
  • Our business model
  • Performance review
  • Our case study: Integrating Lochiel Property Services Ltd within Lavastone

    • Risk Management Report

  • Risk governance and management
  • Key risks and mitigation

    • Corporate Governance Report

  • Compliance statement
  • Governance structure
  • Relations with shareholders and other stakeholders
  • Internal control, internal audit and risk management
  • External audit
  • Risk management
  • Profiles of Key Senior Officers and Executives
  • Other matters
  • Other statutory disclosures
  • Secretary’s certificate
  • Chairman's
    Message
  • Managing Director's
    Interview
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    • CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE

    Dear shareholders

    As Chairman of Lavastone Properties for the second consecutive year, I am pleased to present the Group’s integrated report for the financial year 2020. Lavastone - as other companies in its industry - has had to face challenges on an unparalleled level, due to the enduring COVID-19 crisis, the lockdown and border closures.

    Facing Covid-19

    At Lavastone, our priority was the safety of our people, our tenants and their customers. As such, we made sure all sanitary measures were quickly deployed in line with the directives received from the authorities. Overall, our team showed tremendous dedication and commitment throughout the lockdown period, and thereafter working alongside and supporting our tenants. We decided to take a more prudent approach to preserve our cash flow, putting on hold some of our construction projects and delaying others until we have better visibility. We also deferred our interim dividends, while being sensitive of its importance to many shareholders. Given the lack of visibility, this decision was not taken lightly, but the Board felt it was the most appropriate course of action. These initiatives, along with the Group’s performance, were rewarded by the maintenance of our Grade A credit rating from Care Ratings Africa, which allows us to benefit from more attractive interest rates.